I’m an illustrator from Charleston, SC. This is a process blog of my artwork.www.jfphillips.comTumblr (3.0; @jfphillips)http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6ccce8dfb33bb92c09d94b3a4bd0a2ae/tumblr_ml9kapMK2P1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Not much to say about this. Started in my sketchbook and decided to finish drawing it.</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/47985666120http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/47985666120Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:13:37 -0400illustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7908baf9ea18232fab52dce5b868c4c3/tumblr_mkzo7plI1b1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>In The Morning, I Will Sing (2004)</em></p> <p>Since I’m drawing birds lately, here’s one I did back in 2004. India ink on illustration board.</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/47536317407http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/47536317407Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:02:13 -0400illustrationbirdscroquilinkhandsblack and white<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/80414cee22e1d4e1eba1474890a164f2/tumblr_mkj66oVGv91qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d32ec06c33c5397104db756df64f1069/tumblr_mkj66oVGv91qkxa9vo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I listen to quite a bit of late-night radio while drawing and lately I’ve heard some interesting stuff about how birds are beginning to sound different. This is leading people to speculate that their navigational systems might be disrupted somehow, whether by an approaching asteroid, rogue planet, pole shift, etc.</p> <p>One thing which resonated with me was when someone remarked that they had observed a bird emitting some sort of electronic sound. So, rather than draw the analog signal, I drew more of an analog to digital conversion (which is actually backwards, but the more accurate depiction wouldn’t illustrate well). This is basically the thumbnail and concept sketch of that. I should have an actual finished version of this in the next few days.</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/46761256134http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/46761256134Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:11:12 -0400illustrationbirds<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/084b92ad21164249e258f519a467bbd4/tumblr_mkghvvdMmV1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Left hook to the body…</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/46646474585http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/46646474585Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:31:07 -0400illustrationpacquiaocottoboxing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de70f8b060e4a05d2dffba081bb5a928/tumblr_mkctsrB6nH1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ve been a boxing fan for as long as I can remember and recently thought of a way to incorporate that into my illustration work. This is more or less an experiment in both concept and style. It’s usually tough to do, but lately I’ve been trying to limit myself to only a few colors and keeping things as simple as possible. I don’t think I could ever get tired of drawing anything boxing related.</p> <p>Here are two portraits of professional boxers Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, which are part of a larger project that I’m working on.</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/46505188847http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/46505188847Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:00:23 -0400illustrationpacquiaocottoboxingartists on tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb8cad17305ee2b0bdca3ce0b6584326/tumblr_mkarcuCRy91qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here’s a preliminary draft of something for tomorrow’s CityPaper</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/46388262584http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/46388262584Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:10:00 -0400illustrationcirque du soleil<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d033467b15f48b016f3ef56ca8375436/tumblr_mjf9pquwSg1qkxa9vo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just something for practice. Maybe for another drawing.</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44987594382http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44987594382Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:03:00 -0500conchdrawingillustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec07ddb4003a5059b738f6ac7c93945b/tumblr_mj8v0kgNRj1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The 16th annual <em>Best of Charleston</em> party is tonight.</p> <p>Every year has a specific theme, and the theme for last year was unicorns. I drew this on a 7-8ft. tall menu board with sidewalk chalk to welcome everyone to the party.</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44707391107http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44707391107Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:00:20 -0500drawingunicornchalk<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e59ffd38aa11d59224ef9629e7fd1dbc/tumblr_mj7wfb3jjm1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pencils for a larger drawing</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44676151375http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44676151375Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:33:11 -0500drawing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dd83b915d1e17dc31d9a9629b4296d2a/tumblr_mj7vif0vHy1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I recently did this illustration for the Spring edition of <em>College of Charleston Magazine</em> about a guy who graduated and went to work in the U.S. Antarctic Program.</p> <p>Since there are no permanent residents in Antarctica, anyone spending time there might have the same feeling that a person would experience if they were visiting an alien planet. That’s more or less what I was going for in this drawing, and I’m happy with how it turned out.</p> <p>The initial version of this <a href="http://jfphillips.com/Cofc-Magazine-Antarctica">(seen here)</a> had the guy wearing a thinner blue coat with darker pants. After some positive feedback from the art director and editor, I bulked everything up and changed the color to the standard “safety orange” that most alien-planet-cold-weather-explorers tend to wear nowadays.</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44674496824http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44674496824Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:13:00 -0500illustrationantarcticasnowcollege of charlestonArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/34351faa39b34a6c239b65c0e6fd3be2/tumblr_miyonmRBxd1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thread</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44267212574http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44267212574Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:06:58 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7fbfb12adf5cbb9afc037fbbff99ab5b/tumblr_miwstxNQiw1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>These bananas existed once. Watercolor on… some kind of watercolor paper.</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44188728255http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44188728255Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:41:00 -0500watercolorfoodbananas<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/984d6fa6348c9884f4795418e51306de/tumblr_miu75136fV1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just trying out a limited color palette and watercolor for texture.</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44068689678http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/44068689678Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:58:12 -0500illustrationportraitwatercolorartists on tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e322dd85e0e8ed4ae48fc84f02ed7112/tumblr_mie6w85vWc1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Panerai hands, glowing</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/43360829762http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/43360829762Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:31:20 -0500Paneraiwatch handsillustrationartists on tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9d94f37803013f8bb724cf325c6faf8/tumblr_miai96BQBY1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Bride Possessed</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/43190836291http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/43190836291Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:46:18 -0500one step beyondillustrationArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/84b76766cb437237b6e74052141db68b/tumblr_mi0w8mbKdF1qkxa9vo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Vintage Panerai</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/42782512660http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/42782512660Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:12:00 -0500paneraivintagewatchartists on tumblr<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdyg9t2bYk1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ink drawing ca. 2004</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/36368164468http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/36368164468Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:17:00 -0500inkink washdrawingartists on tumblrmountain<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdmc2go94O1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here’s something a little bit different than the usual stuff I post on here.</p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/35894796443http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/35894796443Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:15:00 -0500squidoctopusholidayfunnyweirdplayfulstrangecartooncartoonyartists on tumblrillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby1k8XbPT1qkxa9vo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby1k8XbPT1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby1k8XbPT1qkxa9vo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby1k8XbPT1qkxa9vo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby1k8XbPT1qkxa9vo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Turkey mounting step-by-step illustrations for <em><strong>Outdoor Life</strong></em></p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/33646659475http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/33646659475Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:52:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby1h40LgE1qkxa9vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby1h40LgE1qkxa9vo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby1h40LgE1qkxa9vo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Pheasant hunting illustrations for <em><strong>Outdoor Life</strong></em></p>http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/33646564640http://jfphillips.tumblr.com/post/33646564640Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:51:04 -0400